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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR METAREA XII
NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
1145 UTC FRI OCT 03 2025

CCODE/1:31:12:01:00/AOW+POR/NWS/CCODE
SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

ONLY YOU KNOW THE WEATHER AT YOUR POSITION. REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. EMAIL US AT
VOSOPS@NOAA.GOV(LOWERCASE).

FOR ANY TROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION BEYOND 48 HOURS REFERENCE
THE ASSOCIATED NWS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST/ADVISORY (TCM).

FROM OCTOBER 15 TO APRIL 1, DUE TO THE CLIMATOLOGY OF THE NORTH
PACIFIC AND THE FREQUENCY AND VOLUME OF WEATHER HAZARDS, ALONG
WITH CUSTOMER FEEDBACK, HIGH SEAS FORECASTS WILL BE LIMITED TO
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS AND HIGHER, AND SEAS OF 4 METERS OR
GREATER, ALONG WITH FREEZING SPRAY, DENSE FOG, VOLCANIC ASH,
AND ANYTHING TROPICAL (INCLUDING A DEPRESSION). LESSER
CONDITIONS WILL BE INCLUDED FOR WARNING CONDITIONS AND TO
PRESERVE CONTINUITY WHERE APPROPRIATE.

SECURITE

PACIFIC N OF 30N AND S OF 67N E OF A LINE FROM BERING STRAIT
TO 50N 160E

ALL FORECASTS VALID OVER ICE FREE FORECAST WATERS

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC OCT 03.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC OCT 04.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC OCT 05.

.WARNINGS.

...STORM WARNING...
.LOW 51N170E 979 MB MOVING NE 25 KT. BETWEEN 180 NM AND 300 NM
NESE AND 90 NM AND 240 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 45 TO 60 KT. SEAS
4.5 TO 8 MHIGHEST S OF CENTER. ELSEWHERE BETWEEN 120 NM AND 420
NM NE60 NM AND 540 NM SEWITHIN 600 NM SBETWEEN 60 NM AND 480
NM SW AND WITHIN 300 NM NW QUADRANTS WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 3
TO 6 MHIGHEST SW QUADRANT. ALSO WITHIN 720 NM NESE AND 660 NM
SW QUADRANTS WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW 59N177W 972 MB. WITHIN 300 NM NE AND E OF
A LINE FROM 61N174W TO 53N172W AND BETWEEN 120 NM AND 480 NM SW
QUADRANT WINDS 35 TO 50 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 MHIGHEST NEAR 57N172W.
ELSEWHERE N OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND WITHIN 480 NM NE600 NM
E420 NM SE AND 660 NM SW QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2.5
TO 5.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER W OF THE AREA
NEAR 62N179W 979 MB. N OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS AND WITHIN 420 NM
S AND SW OF A LINE FROM 58N175W TO 59N180W WINDS 30 TO 45 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 M. ELSEWHERE N OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS FROM 52N TO
65N W OF 167W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 44N163W 1002 MB MOVING SE 10 KT. WITHIN 180 NM W OF A LINE
FROM 43N164W TO 47N163W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 44N BETWEEN 151W AND 160W AND WITHIN 780
NM S300 NM WNW AND BETWEEN 120 AND 420 NM NE QUADRANTS WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW WITH MAIN CENTER 41N161W 1008 MB.
WITHIN 300 NM W AND NW OF A LINE FROM 36N159W TO 43N164W AND S
OF THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS FROM 32N TO 57N BETWEEN 149W AND 159W
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST COMPLEX LOW DISSIPATED. FROM 30N TO 50N
BETWEEN 146W AND 160W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.

...GALE WARNING...
.LOW 60N142W 1002 MB MOVING SE 20 KT. WITHIN 90 NM S AND SW OF A
LINE FROM 60N152W TO 59N147W AND WITHIN 480 NM S AND 600 NM SW
QUADRANTS WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED AND CONDITIONS DIMINISHED.

...GALE WARNING...
.24 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW TO FORM NEAR 48N176E 1002 MB. WITHIN
AN AREA BOUNDED BY A LINE FROM 50N160E TO 50N167W TO 39N173E TO
46N160E TO 50N160E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M IN MIXED
SWELLHIGHEST N OF 47N E OF 177W.
.30 HOUR FORECAST LOW 50N176W 1000 MB. WITHIN 540 NM SW QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW 51N165W 1001 MB. WITHIN 540 NM SW QUADRANT
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE FROM 46N TO 52N
W OF 175W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M.

GALE WARNING
.48 HOUR FORECAST NEW LOW 57N158W 1001 MB. WITHIN 90 NM NW AND N
OF A LINE FROM 58N153W TO 59N144W WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS TO 3.5
M. ELSEWHERE FROM 48N TO 58N BETWEEN 142W AND 157W WINDS TO 25
KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.LOW 48N128W 1014 MB DRIFTING SE 05 KT. FROM 45N TO 50N BETWEEN
125W AND 131W WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED. E OF A LINE FROM 42N128W TO
36N127W TO 30N121W AREA OF NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3
M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST E OF A LINE FROM 30N122W TO 35N129W TO 53N135W
AREA OF NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M

.INLAND LOW 65N161W MOVING NE 15 KT. N OF 60N E OF 170W TO ALASKA
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW DISSIPATED INLAND AND CONDITIONS
DIMINISHED.

.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 120 NM S OF A LINE FROM 38N178E TO
34N169E TO 35N160E AREA OF NE WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.
ELSEWHERE FROM 30N TO 40N W OF 170W WINDS LESS THAN 25 KT. SEAS
TO 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 32N TO 36N W OF 179E AREA OF NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 3 M.

.DENSE FOG. VSBY OCCASIONALLY LESS THAN 1 NM FROM 48N TO 52N
BETWEEN 140W AND 146W.
.24 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 47N TO 55N BETWEEN 151W AND
164W AND N OF 64N W OF ALASKA.
.48 HOUR FORECAST DENSE FOG FROM 48N TO 59N BETWEEN 146W AND
159W AND WITHIN 180 NM NW OF A LINE FROM 57N178W TO 59N175W.

.FORECASTER FUTTERMAN. OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER.

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 03.4S TO THE
EQUATOR E OF 120W

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC FRI OCT 3.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT OCT  4.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SUN OCT  5.

.WARNINGS.

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING...
.TROPICAL STORM OCTAVE NEAR 13.1N 120.4W 1001 MB AT 0900 UTC OCT
03 MOVING WNW OR 290 DEG AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT
GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NE
QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 75 NM NW AND SE
QUADRANTS...90 NM NE QUADRANT AND 45 NM SW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO
5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 15N118W TO 15N121W TO 14N122W TO 11N120W
TO 11N119W TO 13N118W TO 15N118W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO
4.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 12N113W TO 16N117W TO 18N122W TO
14N123W TO 06N117W TO 07N114W TO 12N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OCTAVE NEAR 14.1N 122.6W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. LITTLE CHANGE IN
RADIUS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITH
SEAS TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N121W TO 15N122W TO 16N123W TO
15N124W TO 13N123W TO 13N121W TO 14N121W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
3.0 TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 14N116W TO 18N120W TO
17N126W TO 14N128W TO 06N121W TO 09N115W TO 14N116W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM OCTAVE NEAR 15.1N 124.0W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT GUSTS 65 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 60 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 40 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER WITH SEAS TO 5.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 16N123W TO 17N124W TO 17N126W TO 16N127W TO 15N126W TO
13N123W TO 16N123W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.5 M.
REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N123W TO 24N132W TO 11N128W TO 04N131W
TO 04N121W TO 12N114W TO 24N123W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.

FORECAST WINDS IN AND NEAR ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES SHOULD BE
USED WITH CAUTION DUE TO UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST TRACK...SIZE
AND INTENSITY.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN 29N115W TO 30N140W TO 24N140W TO 19N135W TO 21N124W TO
29N115W...INCLUDING SEBASTIAN VIZCAINO BAY...WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 29N114W TO 30N140W TO 23N140W TO
21N131W TO 15N129W TO 20N114W TO 29N114W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30N116W TO 30N125W TO 20N118W TO
20N112W TO 23N111W TO 30N116W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN NW TO N SWELL. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 29N136W TO 30N140W TO
26N140W TO 26N134W TO 29N136W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2.5 M
IN NE TO E SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES NEAR 14N106W 1008 MB. WITHIN 13N104W
TO 13N106W TO 11N109W TO 09N109W TO 09N107W TO 09N105W TO 13N104W
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
15N106W 1004 MB. WITHIN 12N105W TO 13N105W TO 13N107W TO 12N107W
TO 11N108W TO 10N106W TO 12N105W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 12N102W TO 15N103W TO 15N110W TO 10N111W
TO 08N106W TO 08N102W TO 12N102W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
3.0 M IN SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE...NEAR
15N107W 1000 MB. WITHIN 14N104W TO 17N107W TO 16N111W TO 14N113W
TO 09N111W TO 10N105W TO 14N104W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO
4.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N99W TO 19N104W TO 18N113W TO 07N115W
TO 07N98W TO 13N99W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN SW
SWELL.

.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 16N94W TO 16N95W TO 16N96W TO 15N96W TO
15N95W TO 15N94W TO 16N94W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF
TEHUANTEPEC...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.24 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.
.30 HOUR FORECAST CONDITIONS IMPROVE. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
LESS THAN 2.5 M.

.36 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 02S106W TO 02S108W TO 02S112W TO
03.4S114W TO 03.4S104W TO 02S106W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO
2.5 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 01S105W TO 00N120W TO 03.4S120W TO
03.4S100W TO 01S105W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN S
TO SW SWELL.

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 2.5 M.

CONVECTION VALID AT 0900 UTC FRI OCT 3...

.T.S. OCTAVE...NUMEROUS MODERATE STRONG FROM 11N TO 15N BETWEEN
120W AND 124W.

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...
MONSOON TROUGH FROM 12N87W TO A 1009 MB LOW PRES NEAR 13N104W TO
15N114W...FROM 10N122W TO BEYOND 09N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE
ISOLATED
STRONG FROM 07N TO 20N AND E OF 115W.

.FORECASTER DELGADO. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI

NORTH PACIFIC EQUATOR TO 30N BETWEEN 140W AND 160E

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC OCT 03 2025.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC OCT 04 2025.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC OCT 05 2025.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.FRONT 30N165W 28N176W 30N174E MOVING SE 10 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FRONT 30N159W 26N175W 27N174E.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT BECAME TROUGH 30N155W 26N172W 26N176W.

.TROUGH 30N159W 27N161W NEARLY STATIONARY. ISOLATED
MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM OF TROUGH N OF 28N.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH MERGED WITH FRONT DESCRIBED ABOVE.

.WINDS 20 KT OR LESS OVER ENTIRE FORECAST AREA.

.24 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M N OF LINE 30N178W 26N177W
26N167W 30N159W.
.48 HOUR FORECAST SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M N OF LINE 30N163W 27N175W
22N161W 30N149W.

.SEAS 2.5 M OR LOWER OVER REMAINDER OF FORECAST AREA.

.MONSOON TROUGH 09N140W 09N144W 09N150W THENCE ITCZ 10N165W
08N171W
08N178E 10N168E 08N160E. SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS WITHIN 240 NM
OF ITCZ W OF 173E...AND E OF 171W.

.SCATTERED MODERATE TSTMS FROM 22N TO 15N BETWEEN 161E AND 171E.


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.FORECASTER PIERCE. HONOLULU HI.